impingement

[ im-pinj-muhnt ]

/ ɪmˈpɪndʒ mənt /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR impingement ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

the act or fact of encroaching or infringing: This is an impingement on the fundamental right of free speech.

the act or fact of striking or touching something, or the effect produced by this: The impingement on the diamond’s hard crystal surface is due to oxygen in the air.

Medicine/Medical. the act or fact of interfering with something, especially a nerve, through contact or pressure: Impingement on the nerves can be relieved by removing the portion of the bone compressing the neural structures.

Origin of impingement

impinge + -ment

Words nearby impingement

imp. gal., Imphal, impi, impiety, impinge, impingement, impingement attack, impingement syndrome, impious, impish, impitoyable

Example sentences from the Web for impingement

They furnish a point of impingement in articulation, and play their part in sympathetic resonance.
Resonance in Singing and Speaking|Thomas Fillebrown
The eye is created in conformity to the laws of light, to receive the rays and allow their impingement on the optic nerves.
Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science|Hudson Tuttle
I cannot tell the precise spot of its impingement, but it hit him hard.
Tom Clark and His Wife|Paschal Beverly Randolph

单词	impingement
释义	impingement [ im-pinj-muhnt ] / ɪmˈpɪndʒ mənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR impingement ON THESAURUS.COM noun the act or fact of encroaching or infringing: This is an impingement on the fundamental right of free speech. the act or fact of striking or touching something, or the effect produced by this: The impingement on the diamond’s hard crystal surface is due to oxygen in the air. Medicine/Medical. the act or fact of interfering with something, especially a nerve, through contact or pressure: Impingement on the nerves can be relieved by removing the portion of the bone compressing the neural structures. Origin of impingement impinge + -ment Words nearby impingement imp. gal., Imphal, impi, impiety, impinge, impingement, impingement attack, impingement syndrome, impious, impish, impitoyable Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for impingement They furnish a point of impingement in articulation, and play their part in sympathetic resonance. Resonance in Singing and Speaking\|Thomas Fillebrown The eye is created in conformity to the laws of light, to receive the rays and allow their impingement on the optic nerves. Studies in the Out-Lying Fields of Psychic Science\|Hudson Tuttle I cannot tell the precise spot of its impingement, but it hit him hard. Tom Clark and His Wife\|Paschal Beverly Randolph Words related to impingement misbehavior, violation, infraction, misdemeanor, misconduct, evildoing, contravention, crime, wrongdoing, breach, injury, sin, encroachment, infringement, misdeed, delinquency, intrusion, iniquity, fault, transgression
随便看	audience share audile auding audio audioanalgesia audio book audiocassette audio conference audio description audio disc audio frequency audiogenic audiogenic epilepsy audiogram audio-lingual audio-lingual method audiology audiometer audiometry audion audiophile audio response audio response unit audiotape audiotypist

impingement

noun

Origin of impingement

Words nearby impingement

Example sentences from the Web for impingement

Words related to impingement